Published October 7, 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Entropic uncertainty relations under the relativistic motion

  • 1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)
  • 2. School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072 (Australia)

Description

The uncertainty principle bounds our ability to simultaneously predict two incompatible observables of a quantum particle. Assisted by a quantum memory to store the particle, this uncertainty could be reduced and quantified by a new Entropic Uncertainty Relation (EUR). In this Letter, we explore how the relativistic motion of the system would affect the EUR in two sample scenarios. First, we show that the Unruh effect of an accelerating particle would surely increase the uncertainty if the system and particle entangled initially. On the other hand, the entanglement could be generated from nonuniform motion once the Unruh decoherence is prevented by utilizing the cavity. We show that, in a uncertainty game between an inertial cavity and a nonuniformly accelerated one, the uncertainty evolves periodically with respect to the duration of acceleration segment. Therefore, with properly chosen cavity parameters, the uncertainty bound could be protected. Implications of our results for gravitation are also discussed

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2013.08.069

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2013.08.069;
arXiv
arXiv:1309.7443v1;
PII
S0370-2693(13)00708-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
726
Journal Issue
1-3
Journal Page Range
p. 527-532
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45062831
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
GRAVITATION; PERIODICITY; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY RANGE; VARIATIONS

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